Search For Truth Amid the Propaganda

Melanie SturmAmerican Values

At a recent 11,000-strong Netroots Nation conference, irate activists booed off the stage presidential candidate Martin O’Malley for proclaiming “black lives matter, white lives matter, all lives matter.” That O’Malley was jeered for his echo … Read More

Are Americans Still in Charge of Our Lives

Melanie SturmAmerican Values

Amid unending political horserace punditry – who’s up, who’s down in the wake of Supreme Court rulings, Congress’ Trade Promotion votes, Iranian nuclear negotiations, and the racist Charleston massacre – let’s Think Again about the … Read More

Tyranny of Bureaucracy

Melanie SturmAmerican Values

In his 1980s comedy routine, Yakov Smirnoff celebrated America’s free society and equality before the law, joking: “In America you can always find a party. In Russia, Party always finds you! In America, you break … Read More